{"id":323811,"date":"2025-06-04T10:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/russell-simmons-sues-hbo-max-for-20m-over-on-the-record-documentary"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:11:33","slug":"russell-simmons-sues-hbo-max-for-20m-over-on-the-record-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/russell-simmons-sues-hbo-max-for-20m-over-on-the-record-documentary","title":{"rendered":"Russell Simmons Sues HBO Max for $20M Over &#039;On the Report&#039; Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Russell Simmons Sues<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Namaste From Bali, Nonetheless Imma Need $20 Mil from HBO!!!<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Over &#8216;On the Doc&#8217; Doc<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Revealed June 4, 2025 eight:26 AM PDT\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-0f841d6490edd89ecceca0740646b834\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250604_783d2f024feb4fec870a93ac27d2e740\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2daf8b53-9c1f-4d04-9602-88f37abd5b44\" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bali\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/78\/4by3\/2025\/06\/04\/783d2f024feb4fec870a93ac27d2e740_md.jpg\" alt=\"russell-simmons-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0f841d6490edd89ecceca0740646b834--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9faccd088b12f3f2b1b0813050bc4b5d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/russell-simmons\/\"><strong>Russell Simmons<\/strong><\/a> claims HBO Max ignored mountains of proof refuting the sexual assault claims in the direction of him when it produced a documentary in regards to the cases &#8230; and now he&#8217;s suing the streamer for $20 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9faccd088b12f3f2b1b0813050bc4b5d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6a69d5f01f96a65940c0d44c1ebff1f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>In accordance with docs filed in New York, Simmons says the 2020 documentary &#8220;On the Report,&#8221; &#8220;disregarded or suppressed&#8221; larger than 20 witnesses who refuted the allegations quite a lot of girls made in the direction of the music mogul.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6a69d5f01f96a65940c0d44c1ebff1f7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84d6a442ee7fa308f1ea42db303025b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84d6a442ee7fa308f1ea42db303025b2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4f65a7bb564b72aac3b11a34dbd90d59\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>Simmons says that data was accessible to quite a lot of bigwigs at WarnerMedia, the daddy or mom agency of HBO Max, along with CEO <strong>John Stankey<\/strong>. He claims civil rights leaders and members of Congress urged HBO to evaluation the proof supporting Simmons&#8217; denials &#8230; although he doesn&#8217;t establish any of them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4f65a7bb564b72aac3b11a34dbd90d59--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-666d39b1cfcb7ad7eb7a59d23cffa7d9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>One establish he does drop inside the docs is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/oprah-winfrey\/\"><strong>Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; claiming she was initially an authorities producer of &#8220;On the Doc,&#8221; nevertheless she withdrew from the endeavor after &#8220;publicly noting inconsistencies inside the accusations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-666d39b1cfcb7ad7eb7a59d23cffa7d9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fdf162f6bd5a8a7a5c00c98458fc1c51\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250604_ec2fc712282d4e999aeb2a975bd34395\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2daf8b53-9c1f-4d04-9602-88f37abd5b44\" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2025\/06\/04\/ec2fc712282d4e999aeb2a975bd34395_md.jpg\" alt=\"russell-simmons-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fdf162f6bd5a8a7a5c00c98458fc1c51--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a497faa7dba44f59a348b40da43532a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>The Def Jam founder moreover claims HBO and the doc&#8217;s producers &#8220;disregarded 9 consecutive credible and favorable CIA-grade polygraph&#8221; outcomes, which presumably would have supported his facet of the story.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a497faa7dba44f59a348b40da43532a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7b3e4c59de8b16a2701b5c9c2b618f31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>Simmons moved out of the U.S. once more in 2017, following the allegations, and purchased his ultimate U.S. property in 2021. He&#8217;s taken up residence in Bali, Indonesia, the place he owns an opulent yoga retreat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7b3e4c59de8b16a2701b5c9c2b618f31--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d5791fbf2dcc4c6def471cb5c68b8d29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\">\n<p>He&#8217;s suing HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film&#8217;s producers for defamation, emotional distress and invasion of privateness &#8230; and, certain, he&#8217;s wanting for at least $20 mil.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d5791fbf2dcc4c6def471cb5c68b8d29--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/04\/russell-simmons-sues-hbo-max-on-the-record-documentary\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Simmons Sues Namaste From Bali, Nonetheless Imma Need $20 Mil from HBO!!! 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